Pastorale sopra Intende qui regis Israel (2017)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Pastorale sopra Intende qui regis Israel (2017) for organ

“Pastorale sopra Intende qui regis Israel” (2017) is based on a hymn of St. Ambrose. Parts of this hymn (“Veni redemptor gentium”) became sections of Martin Luther’s Advent hymn “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland” (and William Reynolds’s English translation “Savior of the Nations, Come.”)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) is an Italian composer. Educated at the Conservatory in Milan, she has composed in many genres, developing a personal language that is concerned with the blend of past and present. Her compositions have been performed frequently around the world. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including five all-Ferrari organ CDs: three recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16) and two by Peter Clark (2015/16). She served as chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China and is currently professor of music composition at the European School of Economics in Florence, Italy.